Madison Nonoa
Madison Nonoa: singing her way from the Waikato to European opera houses
Kiwi soprano Madison Nonoa will use an "absolutely life-changing" $50,000 grant to develop her professional opera-singing career in Europe. Video, Audio
Madison Nonoa: playing Cupid
Waikato-raised, Portugal-based soprano Madison Nonoa is back home for the first time since the Covid pandemic. She's playing Cupid in Black Grace & NZ Opera's co-production of the dance-opera (m)Orphe… Audio
Upbeat for Wednesday 22 August
We discover why classical music lovers earn lots of money, two real life partners play star crossed-lovers on stage and we continue our series on interesting Hungarian music.
Real life partners sing Romeo and Juliet
Real life partners and award winning opera singers Madison Nonoa and Filipe Manu are taking to the stage to play star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, before they leave New Zealand for London… Audio
Lexus Song Quest Semi-final 2, Part Two
Listen as performers Emily Mwila, Joe Haddow, Madison Nonoa, Jonathan Eyers and Chelsea Dolman sing operatic arias with Terence Dennis (piano). Audio
Lexus Song Quest Semi-final 2, Part One
Listen as performers Emily Mwila, Joe Haddow, Madison Nonoa, Jonathan Eyers and Chelsea Dolman sing art songs and lieder with Terence Dennis (piano). Audio
Madison Nonoa hitting the high notes
Hamilton based soprano Madison Nonoa is leaving New Zealand on a high note after winning first prize at the Dame Malvina Major Foundation Wellington Aria competition last week. She’s now heading to… Audio
Rhona Fraser and Howard Moody: Opera in Days Bay Garden
Director Rhona Fraser is staging two major works for this summer's Opera in a Days Bay Garden event: Handel's Theodora - featuring Lexus Song Quest 2016 finalists Madison Nonoa and Filipe Manu, and… Audio
Iosefa Enari award winner - Madison Nonoa
At the age of three Madison Nonoa charged her family to attend her concerts in the living room. Now she's focusing on encouraging other Pacific people to take up a career in classical music. Audio
Pacific people steered away from arts careers.
Pacific people are often praised for their artistic ability but feel the pressure to pursue other career paths say arts award recipients in New Zealand. Audio
Madison Nonoa
We meet young soprano Madison Nonoa who will receive the Iosefa Enari Memorial Award at the 20th Arts Pasifika Awards. Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Final - Second Half
The complete second half of the 2016 Lexus Song Quest, in which Filipe Manu, Tavis Gravatt, Madison Nonoa, and Benson Wilson perform two arias each with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted… Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Final - First Half songs - Madison Nonoa
Soprano Madison Nonoa sings "Ständchen" by Strauss and Britten's arrangement of "The Last Rose of Summer", accompanied by Terence Dennis. The MC is Stuart Maunder. Audio
The fab four continued
The Lexus Song Quest final is this Saturday night in Auckland. Today, finalists soprano Madison Nonoa and tenor Filipe Manu, both from Hamilton tell Eva about dealing with nerves, what they enjoy… Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final Concert Two - Announce Finalists
Announcement by Yvonne Kenny of the four singers to go forward to the 2016 Lexus Song Quest Final. Recorded 17 July 2016 at St Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final Concert Two -Second Half
The second of two recitals featuring the ten semi-finalists. In this recital we hear Madison Nonoa and Imogen Thirlwall (sopranos), Harry Grigg (tenor), Jarvis Dams (baritone) and Tavis Gravatt (bass… Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final Concert Two - First Half
The second of two recitals featuring the ten semi-finalists. In this recital we hear Madison Nonoa and Imogen Thirlwall (sopranos), Harry Grigg (tenor), Jarvis Dams (baritone) and Tavis Gravatt (bass… Audio
Rodney Macann, Madison Nonoa and Stephen Diaz: Singers
Bass-baritone Rodney Macann has brought together a quartet of New Zealand's most talented young opera singers for a Rotary Wellington fundraising concert for the Wellington Free Ambulance. He… Audio
Madison Nonoa: Christchurch Aria
The Dame Malvina Foundation Christchurch Aria is the first major vocal competition of the year. Eva speaks to the winner: soprano Madison Nonoa. Audio
Madison Nonoa
Hamilton based soprano Madison Nonoa and the listener's choice winner in the semi-final round of this year's Lexus Song Quest, who is performing this Sunday at St Peter's Cathedral in Hamilton. Audio